Description:
Art of the United States is a landmark volume that presents three centuries of US art through a broad array of historical texts, including writings by artists, critics, patrons, literary figures, and other commentators. Combining a wide-ranging selection of texts with high-quality reproductions of artworks, it offers a resource for the study and understanding of the visual arts of the United States. With contextual essays, explanatory headnotes, maps, and full-color illustrations of key artworks, the volume will appeal to national and international audiences ranging from undergraduates and museum visitors to art historians and other scholars. Texts by a range of artists and cultural figures--including John Adams, Thomas Cole, Frederick Douglass, Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, Clement Greenberg, and Cindy Sherman--are grouped according to historical era alongside additional featured artists.
Review Quotes: "Diese Publikation, initiiert von der Terra Foundation for American Art, bietet einer deutschen Leserschaft Gelegenheit, die komplette kulturelle und künstlerische Entwicklung der USA chronologisch, anhand von Texten aus erster Hand zu verfolgen. Zusätzliche Beiträge erläutern die jeweiligen historischen Rahmenbedingungen." (Sammler Journal, 2025/04)